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Grenada public schools closing Thursday due to weather

Charter school must improve to continue operating, board says

Despite pleas from school officials and a parent for a full five-year contract renewal, the Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board

Jackson Councilman Kenneth Stokes leads protest across the street from gun show

As hundreds gathered at the Mississippi Trade Mart this weekend for an annual gun show, Jackson City Councilman Kenneth Stokes hosted a protest as gun violence continues to soar in the capital city

Opinion: Thirty percent of excess deaths not Covid caused

From the start of the Covid epidemic, I felt like “excess deaths” was the key statistic to follow.

Mississippi lawmakers get big budget assist from feds

Below is a political analysis column by Bobby Harrison of Mississippi Today:

State Auditor, AG investigating Centene on allegations it pocketed millions in taxpayer dollars
By Jerry Mitchell - Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting, READ MORE > 166 Reads
On Wed, 04/14/2021 - 11:05 AM
Both the state auditor and Mississippi attorney general are investigating whether Centene Corp., as a provider of Medicaid drug services, failed to disclose discounts on pharmacy services, inflated dispensing fees and received reimbursements for amounts already paid.
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Biology teacher Chiquita Gaylor and students practice social distancing in the classroom at Jefferson County High School in Fayette. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

Controversial teacher merit pay program goes unfunded amid pandemic
By Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 113 Reads
On Thu, 04/15/2021 - 10:43 AM
With less than a week before Gov. Tate Reeves must approve the education budget passed by lawmakers this year, a merit pay program he supports was not funded this year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Mississippi Covid-19 Update : April 12, 2021
By Press Release - MSDH, READ MORE > 375 Reads
On Mon, 04/12/2021 - 09:45 AM
Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

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Secretary of State Watson faces criticism for saying ‘woke, uninformed’ college students shouldn’t vote
By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 13,724 Reads
On Fri, 04/09/2021 - 04:15 PM
Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson has drawn criticism and national attention this week for comments made on WLOX-TV that the automatic voter registration provision of the federal For The People Act would lead to “woke” and “uninformed” college students voting.
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Hospital Association backs Mississippi Medicaid expansion ballot initiative
By Geoff Pender - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 333 Reads
On Fri, 04/09/2021 - 04:07 PM
The Mississippi Hospital Association’s board of governors on Friday voted to join in the drive to put Medicaid expansion — Initiative 76 — before voters in 2022.

“We will start by May 1 collecting signatures,” said MHA president Tim Ford.
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In a season of baseball excellence, we should recall the ‘Willie Ball’
By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 2,455 Reads
On Fri, 04/09/2021 - 10:39 AM
Ole Miss and Mississippi State baseball teams will enter the weekend ranked in the top five in the nation in various polls. Southern Miss is in the top 25 of RPI ratings. Jackson State is undefeated in the SWAC. Delta State remains a Division II power.
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Mississippi broadband internet expansion ‘pedal to the metal’ as federal money flows
By Geoff Pender - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 356 Reads
On Fri, 04/09/2021 - 10:27 AM
The state Public Service Commission this week has awarded $268 million to local electric cooperatives across the state to hook up more than 102,000 homes and businesses to broadband internet.
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Mississippi has an adult literacy problem. Here’s what advocates are doing to curb it.
By Candace McKenzie - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 298 Reads
On Fri, 04/09/2021 - 10:21 AM
When 64-year-old Carl Plessala first moved to Mississippi seven years ago, he wanted to start a new life.

He stumbled upon a pamphlet that advertised classes at a community college. The idea intrigued him, but there was one problem: He was among the thousands of Mississippi adults who couldn’t read or write.
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Mississippi Covid-19 Update : April 09, 2021
By Press Release - MSDH, READ MORE > 576 Reads
On Fri, 04/09/2021 - 09:29 AM
Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

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